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UPDATE: Please note that an additional meeting has been scheduled in Yakima, details included in release

Yakima meeting site added; comments accepted through Dec. 15

OLYMPIA – Contractors, trade and labor organizations, small and disadvantaged businesses and all others who may be interested in working with the Washington State Department of Transportation are invited to comment on the agency’s proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal for Federal Highway Administration contracts.

DBE goals for transportation projects that receive federal funds represent a percentage of the value of work in which minority- and women-owned businesses should participate. WSDOT is proposing a 19 percent overall DBE participation goal on Federal Highway Administration- funded projects for federal fiscal years 2018 through 2020.

Once submitted to FHWA early next year, the goal will be effective through Sept. 30, 2020.

The purpose of the DBE program is to create a level playing field for firms owned and operated by disadvantaged individuals wanting to participate in federally assisted highway, transit and aviation programs.

Connecting with communities
WSDOT is hosting a series of public meetings to provide opportunities for individuals to comment in person. In addition to meetings held in Spokane on Tuesday, Nov. 28 and Vancouver on Wednesday, Nov. 29, two more are scheduled this month:

Other ways to provide comment
Those who are unable to attend one of the meetings can participate in a no-cost webinar from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Registration for the webinar is required. Those interested in participating should email DisparityStudy@wsdot.wa.gov.